Project Highball – Press Coverage

Press coverage obtained during/after the project:

BSAC HQ managed a PR campaign with input from the project team and a number of press releases were issued.  Details of the press release can be found here.

A selection of the Press Coverage we received is listed below.

ITV Granada: 

Programme aired 6pm news Thursday July 20   https://youtu.be/WsdZ2qg90hU

Granada Reports also did a piece pre-project as well:

That’s Manchester TV

Here’s the That’s Manchester TV piece which aired on the 6pm news on Freeview Channel 7 in the Manchester area on Friday June 16.  The item was repeated every half hour as part of the news until midday on Saturday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUpNXxmLJY4

BBC BREAKFAST:

Reports were aired at 6.50am, 7.25 am, 7.48 am and 8.58am.

The broadcast at 7.48am included a live interview at Loch Striven with BSAC North West Regional Coach Mark Paisey of East Cheshire SAC.

The broadcast at 8.58am included a live interview at Loch Striven with Lindsay Brown of Dundee SAC.

BBC SCOTLAND:

2.50min report aired 6pm news Wednesday July 19.

You can watch it here: http://staff.computing.dundee.ac.uk/irmurray/files/BBC-ReportingScotland-19July2017.mp4

BBC SCOTLAND ON-LINE:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-40648104

BBC Radio Scotland

Newsdrive programme 4.45pm Wed July 19

http://staff.computing.dundee.ac.uk/irmurray/files/BBC-Newsdrive-19July2017.wav

BBC Radio Manchester  interview with Mark 7.20am Sat July 29

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcvNPm0w5rs

Also a pre-project interview as well:

 

STV (Scottish ITV):

2.09 min report aired 6pm news Wednesday July 19. You can watch it here: http://staff.computing.dundee.ac.uk/irmurray/files/STV%20News%2019July2017%20Glasgow.mp4

A second shorter piece also aired on STV:

http://staff.computing.dundee.ac.uk/irmurray/files/STV%20News%2019July2017%20Aberdeen.mp4

ITV Tyne Tees 

2 minute report aired on Wed July 19. – this newsroom does not want their footage to be shared on social media or on the BSAC website please.

ITV Central:

Report aired on 6pm news Wednesday July 19

The Times –  Half page in The Times print edition as well.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/scotland/bouncing-bomb-lifted-from-loch-by-divers-wqzslpnmn

Daily Mail –  Three-quarter page in print

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4711784/Divers-bouncing-bombs-bottom-Scottish-loch.html

DAILY MIRROR: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/scuba-divers-raise-pair-world-10842686

HERALD SCOTLAND:

http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/15423142.Bouncing_bomb_recovered_from_loch_after_70_years/

EVENING TELEGRAPH (DUNDEE):

https://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/fp/video-dundee-diver-part-team-lift-bouncing-bomb-bottom-scottish-loch/

DUNOON OBSERVER  – FRONT PAGE IN PRINT EDITION ON FRIDAY July 21st

LINCOLNSHIRE ECHO

http://www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/local-news/scuba-divers-bring-historic-dambuster-223701

NORTHERN ECHO:

http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/15424993.WATCH__Mission_accomplished_in_dive_to_recover_Dam_Busters_bombs_from_bottom_of_Scottish_loch/

GRIMSBY TELEGRAPH:

http://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/in-your-area/war-time-bombs-found-scottish-224591

INVERCLYDE NOW: https://www.inverclydenow.com/news/local-news/world-war-two-bouncing-bombs-raised-from-clyde-sea-loch

Reuters UK: http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-ww2-bombs-idUKKBN1A51PF?il=0

Reuters USA/International: https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2017-07-20/divers-retrieve-world-war-two-bouncing-bombs-from-scottish-loch

AOL.COM

https://www.aol.com/article/news/2017/07/20/divers-retrieve-world-war-two-bouncing-bombs-from-scottish-loc/23040050/

Channel News Asia – http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/lifestyle/divers-retrieve-world-war-two–bouncing-bombs–from-scottish-loch-9049670

Ndtv.com: 

http://www.ndtv.com/world-news/divers-retrieve-world-war-2-bouncing-bombs-from-scottish-loch-1727358

Gizmodo – http://www.gizmodo.co.uk/2017/07/bouncing-bomb-dredged-up-after-70-years/

STREET INSIDER:

https://www.streetinsider.com/Reuters/Divers+retrieve+World+War+Two+%22bouncing+bombs%22+from+Scottish+loch/13114498.html

BABBLEWORLD:

https://www.babbleworld.com/world/divers-to-recover-world-war-two-highball-bombs-from-loch-striven-bbc-news

Daily Mail on-line:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4711784/Divers-bouncing-bombs-bottom-Scottish-loch.html

DAILY MIRROR: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/scuba-divers-raise-pair-world-10842686

The Scotsman:

http://www.scotsman.com/regions/inverness-highlands-islands/bouncing-bombs-from-argyll-loch-being-donated-to-museums-1-4533341

Helensburgh Advertiser:

http://www.helensburghadvertiser.co.uk/news/15475746.Eye_on_Millig__Helensburgh__39_s_crucial_role_in_testing_Dam_Busters__39__bouncing_bombs/

On-line piece by STV:

https://stv.tv/news/features/1393863-dam-busters-bouncing-bomb-rescued-from-loch-74-years-on/

STV 11.30mins in (if you watch from a Scottish post-code area): http://player.stv.tv/episode/3inv/stv-news-glasgow/wed-19-jul-6-00-pm/

In addition to the piece which aired on BBC Scotland’s news programme, BBC Scotland did this nice package on-line: (includes embedded video)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-40648104

Also: BBC Scotland (video with picture): http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-scotland-40662322/divers-recover-world-war-two-highball-bomb

Maritime Commercial Magazine Articles

 https://www.hydro-international.com/content/news/bouncing-bombs-in-scottish-loch-located

Maritime Journal:

http://www.maritimejournal.com/news101/industry-news/bouncing-bombs-located-and-recovered

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